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6.6.4 Certificate
Figure 6-28. Certificate Settings
The DKVM-IP8 uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for any encrypted
network traffic between itself and a connected client. During the connection
establishment the DKVM-IP8 has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic
certificate. The default certificate comes with DKVM-IP8 device upon delivery is for
testing purpose only. System administrator should not rely on this default certificate as
the secured global access mechanism through Internet.
However, it is possible to generate and install a new base64 X.509 certificate that is
unique for a particular DKVM-IP8. In order to do that, the DKVM-IP8 is able to generate
a new cryptographic key and the associated Certificate Signing Request (CSR) that
needs to be certified by a certification authority (CA). A certification authority verifies
that you are the person who you claim you are, and signs and issues a SSL certificate
to you.
The following steps are necessary to create and install a SSL certificate for the
DKVM-IP8:
• Create a SSL Certificate Signing Request using the panel shown in Figure 6-28. You
need to fill out a number of fields that are explained below. Once this is done, click on
the button “Create” which will initiate the Certificate Signing Request generation. The
CSR can be downloaded to your administration machine with the “Download CSR”
button (see Figure 6-29).
